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Milton: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 176. The highest number of reported fires - 233 took place in 2007, and the least - 72 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Milton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Milton:	54.6
Quincy:	60.7
Dedham:	66.2
Boston:	83.7
Braintree:	24.7
Randolph:	60.2
Brookline:	72.0
Canton:	29.2
Westwood:	92.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower than the Massachusetts median value.


The median response time in Milton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Milton:	3 minutes
Quincy:	3 minutes
Dedham:	4 minutes
Boston:	3 minutes
Braintree:	3 minutes
Randolph:	3 minutes
Brookline:	3 minutes
Canton:	5 minutes
Westwood:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 4 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is much higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Milton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Milton:	3.3
Quincy:	1.2
Boston:	0.6
Randolph:	1.6
Brookline:	0.7
Weymouth:	0.5
Cambridge:	0.5
Stoughton:	0.3
Newton:	1.6

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 4 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 22 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Milton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Milton:	2.3
Quincy:	4.0
Dedham:	8.8
Boston:	3.5
Braintree:	13.7
Randolph:	4.8
Brookline:	4.5
Canton:	39.0
Westwood:	5.3

28.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.7%) on Thursday.
Based on the 2,995 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during April, and the least (7.1%) in June.
Out of all 26,347 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.7%), Hazardous Condition (13.4%), and False Alarm (11.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Milton, MA
• 10,71640.7%Rescue & EMS
• 3,53113.4%Hazardous Condition
• 3,12711.9%False Alarm
• 3,02911.5%Special Incident
• 2,99511.4%Fire
• 2,2878.7%Service Call
• 6172.3%Good Intent Call
• 300.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (63.6%), and Outside Fires (22.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Milton, MA
• 1,90463.6%Structure Fires
• 66022.0%Outside Fires
• 30010.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1314.4%Other